Marcos to sign 2025 national budget before Christmas – PCO

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will sign the 2025 national budget before December 25, the Presidential Communications Office said on Thursday.

“Following standard practice, the Congress-approved national budget bill will be transmitted to the Office of the President for review,” it said in a statement.

“The national budget for 2025 will be signed before Christmas Day,” the office added.

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Last Wednesday, the Bicameral Conference Committee approved the committee report on the proposed P6.325 trillion national budget for next year.

It contains the reconciled and consolidated versions from the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The Senate and House contingents have yet to discuss the changes they made to the budget in detail.

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